Lantern-holder for boats.



H. J. HJORTH. LANTERN 110mm: FOB BOATS.

AP PLIGATION EILED MAY 23, 1910.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANonml-l 60., WASHINGTON, D.c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. HJORTH, 0F CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO OSCAR E. CARLSON, 0F ASHMONT, MASSACHUSETTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

Application filed May 23, 1910. Serial No. 562,842.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. HJORTH, of Cambridge, in the county of Middlcsex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lantern-Holders for Boats, of which the following is a specification.

This invent-ion relates to a device adapted to supportthe bow, stern or side lights of small craft, particularly motor boats, and adapted also to be laid flat on the deck when not used for this purpose.

The device consists of a base member adapted to be secured by screws or otherwise to the deck of the boat and a pivoted tongue adapted to be contained in the socket of a lantern or lantern-holder when in upright position, and movable into a horizontal position fiat against the deck when not so used.

In connection with the elements above indicated I provide also a member capable of being slipped on said tongue and having means whereby any lantern may be attached to it.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention for the purpose of illustration, it being understood that the principles of the invention may be embodied in other constructions and forms of device without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Figure 1 represents the lantern-hclding device in elevation showing the tongue member upright in full lines and horizontal in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is an elevation as seen from the left of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the tongue member of the holder in its recumbent position. Fig. 4 is an elevation showing the use of the device in holding the bow-light or head-light of a boat. Fig. 5 is a view showing its use in supporting the stern lightof the boat. Fig. 6 is a plan view of an attachment adapted to be secured to any lantern and by which the same may be mounted upon the holder. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of such attachment. Fig. 8 is an elevation of the attachment assembled upon the holder. Fig. 9 is fragmentary deck plan view of a boat showing the dispositions of holders for the bow, stern and side lights of the boat.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures.

The device consists of a base member (1 shown in full lines in Figs. 1 and 2, or horizontally, as shown in Fig. 3, and by dotted lines in Fig. 1. When the tongue member is upright it is held by friction, for the end thereof which is held between the lugs b is somewhat wedge-shaped, being of greater width at its extreme end than at'the point where it is engaged by the pintle 0. The extreme end d projects somewhat beyond the lugs b when the tongue is recumbent, and in being swung into the upright position this end is crowded between the lugs into tight frictional engagement with thelr inner surfaces, whereby the tongue is. securely held. The end portion d also is eccentric as shown by the dotted line construction in Fig. 1, whereby it is caused to abut against the base a between the lugs when the tongue is swung upward. Thereby the tongue is arrested when it is brought into the upright posit-ion and is prevented from swinging backward.

Devices such as above described are mounted at the required point-s at the bow, stern and sides of the boat. The holder which is placed in the bow is set at such a distance after the stern of the boat that when not in use the tongue may be laid flat on the deck pointing forwardly, without interfering with the low rail or head which is ordinarily fastened at the edges of the deck. Likewise the stern lantern holder is placed just forward of the usual stern cleat, so that when not in use the pivoted tongue may be laid against the deck forward of this cleat. The holders for the side lights are set in a little from the sides of the boat and directed so that their tongue members may 3e slwung outboard in being laid against the ec z.

The lantern used for the bow-light of a boat is ordinarily shaded at the back, being provided with an opaque wall, so that its beams are directed only forwardly. The opaque side has a socket which is adapted to be slipped over the tongue 01 and is represented by the letter e. The side lights are so shaded that they direct their beams only 32. made of such form as best adapts it for the purpose required. To this end the part slipped over the tongue member of the; Such socket device is illustrated in Figs. 6, 7 and 8 and consists of .a piece f holder.

having perforated wings g at each end and one or more loops h. The loops inclose a space 75 through which the tongue d extends? when the socket member is slipped over the; latter, while the perforated wings g serve: to hold a strap is which is passed around; Such a lantern is shown at Zi in Fig. 5, from which figure it will be seeni that the strap is securely attaches the rem0v- .able socket member f to the lantern, so thatf the lantern.

the same may be slipped on or off the holder. The tongue member d of the holder is which enters the socket of the lantern is widened and flattenedenough to hold the lantern steady. This part is also offset a.

slight amount, as appears best in Fig. l, the

tongue being somewhat curved, thereby providing a gradually inclined abutment d which supports the lower end of the lantern socket.

to the deck of a boat, a tongue member pivotally attached to said base member so that it may be swung from a substantially horizontal position against the deck into an upright position, said base member and tongue member having lugs, two of which on one member flank one on the other, said lugs being somewhat wedge-shaped, whereby to hold the tongue member firmly in its upright position with a frictional grip.

2. A lantern-holder for motor boats comprising a base member adapted to be secured to the deck of the boat and having separated upstanding lugs, a tongue member pivotally connected atone end between said lugs and adapted to be moved into an upright and a recumbent position, said pivoted end having a shoulder to arrest the tongue in its upright position, and said end being wedgeshaped to retain the tongue frictionally in such upright position.

3. The combination of a lantern having a socket at the side thereof formed as an elongated slit, and a holder consisting of a base member and a tongue member, said base member having provisions for attachment to a flat surface, and the tongue member being pivoted thereto in a manner permitting it to swing against such surface and to stand erect, and having its end shaped to fitin said socket, so as to prevent rotation of the lantern thereon, and a strap passing around the lantern and tongue adjacent to the socket and frictionally engaging the tongue.

The lugs b of the bracket base are beveled 0n the side adjacent to the lantern, said beveled'edges or sides being shown at b. When the lantern is slipped over the tongue or I 4. A lantern bracket comprising a base having means for attachment to a support ing surface and having lugs, and a tongue member pivoted to said lugs and movable respectively against the supporting surface and outwardly therefrom, said tongue being adapted to enter a socket on a lantern, and the lugs being beveled on the side toward the lantern, whereby the edge of the lantern bottom is adapted to bear on the beveled parts of said lugs and lock the tongue in its upright position. v V

In'testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY J. HJORTH. VVitn esses ARTHUR H. BROWN, P. W. PEzzE'r'rI.

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Washington, D. C. 

